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GEOTECHNICAL <br /> NEIL O. ANDERSON ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> AN D ASSOCIATES INSPECTIONS a TESTING <br /> Fj <br /> LABORATORY SERVICES <br /> POOL ENGINEERING <br /> F POST TENSION DESIGN <br /> September 30, 2007 <br /> NOA Project Number: F-07141A <br /> PART II: NITRATE LOADING STUDY <br /> SJC APPLICATION NUMBER PA-07-303 <br /> 31199 SOUTH KOSTER ROAD <br /> F1 TRACY, CALIFORNIA <br /> PINTRODUCTION <br /> Our office was contracted by Mr.John and Mark Trinkle of Tracy to conduct a Nitrate Loading <br /> Study (NLS) for the property at 31199 South Koster Road,Tracy, California. Please refer to the <br /> relevant sections of the attached Soil Suitability Study (SSS) for introductory project details. <br /> To expedite San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) review, the <br /> E formatting of this report has been designed to follow, to the greatest degree possible, the <br /> structure of the EHD's Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checkbst, dated July 14, 2003. <br /> Fill Because of concern regarding nitrate leaching into ground water from septic systems, a nitrate <br /> loading analysis was required by the EHD for the proposed development to measure the potential <br /> concentration of percolating effluent and rain fall over the long term. Where percolating effluent <br /> i leaches into the ground, ground water quality may be impacted to some degree should the effluent <br /> reach ground water. <br /> The method utilized for the nitrate loading analysis is based on a simple mass balance formula, <br /> discussed in a published article by Hantzsche and Finnemore (1992),which provides a convenient <br /> and simplified method to estimate long-term ground-water nitrate impacts on an area-wide basis. <br /> Hantzsche and Finnemore found that over a long period of time,water quality in the upper <br /> saturated ground-water zone closely approximates the quality of percolating recharge waters. They <br /> believe that their method is a good planning tool and provides useful information to planners and <br /> local officials but with some real limitations. In their article published in Ground Water,Hantzsche <br /> and Finnemore mention that "...the equation ignores dispersion, lateral flow, and mixing with <br /> 2 <br /> LODI ■ SACRAMENTO ■ MODESTO <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION 902 Industrial Way,Lodi,California 95240 ■209.367.3701 ■ 209.369.4228 ■www.noanderson.com <br /> ! J <br />